Automatic loom for the making of knotted rugs



Feb. 27, 1940. A. BERETVAS 2,192,029

AUTOMATIC LOQM FOR THE MAKING OF KNOTTED RUGS Filed March 14, 1938 a Sheets-Sheet 1 Lri 2a 2/3 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Feb. 27, 1940. A. BERETVAS I 2,192,029

AUTOMATIC LOQM FOR THE MAKING OF KNOTTED RUGS Filed March l4, 1938 a Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR @130! Ferel'ms BY n ATTORNEY A. BERETVAS Feb. 27, 1940.

2,192,029 AUTOMATIC LOOM FOR THE MAKING- OF KNOTTED RUGS Filed March 14, 1938 8 Sheets-Sheet 3 ll llul gaa lliil HJZZZFEQM BY a i ATTORNEY Feb. 27, 1940. A. BERETVAS AUTOMATIC LOOM FOR THE MAKING OF KNOTTED BUGS Filed March 14, 1938 '8 Sheets-Sheet 4 I N V E N TO R i /a/erf Bare/m3 B Y Feb. 27, 1940. A. BERETVAS 2,192,029

AUTOMATIC LOOM FOR THE MAKING ,OF KNQTTED RUGS Filed March 14, 1938 8 Sheets-Sheet 7 ATTORNEY Feb. 27, 1940.

AUTOMATIC LO OM FOR THE MAKING OF KNOTTED RUGS Filed March 14, 1938 8 Sheets-Sheet 8 0- r 7 a2 70 V INVENTOR (iATTORNEY A. BERETVAS 2,192,029

Patented Feb. 27, 1940 AUTOMATIC PATENT oFFicE I LOOM FOR THE MAKING OF KNOTTED, BUGS Adalbert Beretvas, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application March'l i, 1938, Serial No. 195,756 20 Claims. (01. 139-5) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in an automatic loom and method for the production of knotted oriental rugs and tapestries.

5 -More specifically, the invention proposes the construction of an automatic loom for the production of knotted oriental rugs and tapestries characterized by a frame for supporting and tensioning a plurality of vertical yarns in a manner m so that short lengths of yarn may be knotted around adjacent vertical yarns for forming the design of the rug or tapestry. I

Another object of this invention is the provision of a device entirely automatic in nature which. is adapted to draw a length of yarn from a supply and position it with relation to the vertical yarns for tying the said knot.

Still further it is proposed to characterize the automatic deviceby a pair of fingers for gripfingers may be rotated withrelation to each other to twist the ends of the length of yarn in back of the adjacent vertical yarns, after which a third finger grasps the adjacent ends of the length of yarn for drawing these ends back to j complete the said knot.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a means for slidably supporting the automatic knot tying device upon thefront of the loom so that it may be selectively moved to desired positions along the width of the rug or tapestry being formed for forming the knots in the desired positions.

Still further it is proposed to support the vertical yarns in a common plane and provide a means for moving the yarns out of the common plane.

Another object of the invention is to characteriz'e the aforesaid means by a'plurality of slidably mounted fingers having openings at their outer ends through which said vertical yarns pass and which are adapted to be released when desired so that they may move forward to move 1 certain of said vertical yarns forward to permit the knots to be tied or a shuttle to pass therebetween for extending a horizontal yarn between said vertical yarns after a complete row of knots'has been completed. so still further it is proposed to characterize the shuttle by a spring pressed plunger which is adapted to shoot a spool having yarn thereon between the spaced rows of. vertical yarns.

Still further it is proposed to characterize the .73 loom by a slidably supported weight which is ping and extending a length of yarn to a position adjacent said Verticalyarns, after which the adapted to be released for pressing the cornpleted knots and horizontal yarns into position for tightly positioning the rows of knots one next to another.

As a further object of this invention it is pro- 7 posed'to create a design for a desired rug or tapestry and to prepare a list of the identical colors of the knots in each horizontal row for assisting the operator in forming the knots upon the proper adjacent vertical yarns. Still further it is proposed to provide a casing slidably supported across the top of the loom and into which the prepared list of identical colors may be supported in a convenient position to permit the operator to know the points at which knots of a desired. color are to be formed.

For further comprehension of the inventions and of the objects and advantages thereoireference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the append ed claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth,

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure. I 1 I Fig. l is a front elevational view of an auto: matic loom for the production of knotted oriental rugs and tapestries constructed according to this invention.

Fig. 2' is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. 3. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3A is a sectional view taken on the line 3A--3A of Fig. 3. I

Fig. 10 is a View similar to a portion of Fig. 2

but illustrating another position of the parts.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view on the line ll-H of Fig.1.

Fig. 12 is a sectional view on the line l2-- l2 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a sectional view on the line |3 |s of Fig. 2.

Fig. 14 is a sectional View on the line I i-I4 of Fig. 13.

Fig. 15 is a sectional view on the line l5-|5 of Fig. 14.

Fig. 19 is a sectional view on the line l9--l9 of Fig. 14.

Fig. 20 is a sectional view on the line 2020 T of Fig. 14.

Fig. 21 is a schematic View looking in the direction of the line 2l 2l of Fig. 13 and showing the position of the clips for moving the length of yarn forward to the vertical yarns when common plane. a means for releasing the fingers to move said adjacent pairs.

it is desired to form the knot.

Fig. 22 is a view similar to Fig. 21 but illustrating a further position of the parts during the formation of the knot.

Fig. 23 is a perspective View showing the manner in which the third finger draws the ends of the yarn back for tightening the knot on the vertical yarns.

Fig-24 shows the method for forming the chart of the desired rug or tapestry.

Fig. shows the method for preparing the list of identical colors of knots to be formed in one horizontal row.

The automatic loom for the production of knotted oriental rugs and tapestries, according 1 to this invention, comprises a means for tensioning and supporting a plurality of vertical yarns 10 in a common plane. .transversely across the vertical yarns It. A

A track ll extends finger #2 for each of the vertical yarns has an opening I2 through which the yarn passes. Means is provided for slidably supporting the fingers I2 and means is also provided for holding the fingers selectively rearwards for drawing the vertical yarns selectively out of the said A keyboard !3 is formed with vertical yarns It from their rearward position in A still further means is mov ably mounted on the track H for tying knots of yarn material upon said adjacent pairs of the vertical yarns. A means is provided for releasing in a group all of the odd fingers from their rearward positions, and another means is provided for releasing in a group all the even fingers for moving a shuttle with a horizontal yarn between the odd and even vertical yarns when one group is rearward and the other is forward.

Four vertical channel members 14 are connected together at their top ends by horizontal connecting pieces l5 and at their bottom ends by horizontal connecting pieces 16. The bottom ends of the vertical channel members M are supported upon plates ll. Wheels 18 are rotatively mounted upon the plates ll for facilitating the movement of the loom when it is so desired.

The means for tensioning and supporting a plurality of vertical yarns includes a horizontal shaft l9 having its ends rotatively supported on top plates 20 extended between the top ends of the vertical channel members M. A plurality of spools 21 having the yarns IE wound thereon are fixedly mounted on the shaft l9. The shaft is formed with a means for preventing the yarns H) from unrolling therefrom. This means comprises a ratchet wheel 22 fixedly mounted on the shaft [9 and which is adapted to be engaged by a pawl 23 pivotally supported upon the plate 20. A spring 24 is attached to the plate 20 and is adapted to engage against the pawl 23 for urging it into an operative position with relation to the ratchet wheel 22. The pawl 23 is mounted upon a pin 25 which extends through the plate 20. A handle 26 is mounted on the outer end 25 of the'pin 25 by which the pawl may be moved backwards against the holding action of the spring 24 to disengage the pawl '23 from the ratchet wheel 22 to permit the shaft H! to turn so that the yarns I!) may be unwound therefrom.

The yarns It extend downward over' a roller 21 rotatively supported. upon a shaft 28 having a plurality of grooves 29 which are adapted to hold the yarns H) in spaced positions.

fixedly supported upon a shaft 3|, fixedly supported between the forward pair of channel members I4. The "knots are adapted to be formed upon the vertical yarns ID in the vicinity of the roller 32 and the completed portions of the rug or tapestry extend downward over a roller 3t rotatively supported upon a shaft 35 extending between the channel members I4 below the shaft 33.

To the rear of the shaft 35 plates 35 are extended between the channel members l4 below 'the plates 20 and a shaft 3'! is rotaone of the plates 36. Aspring M is attached to the plate 36 adjacent the pawl and engages against the pawl M1 for urging'it into an oper'-.

ative position with relation to the ratchet wheel 36.

From there the yarns it extend over a front roller The other end an bf the shaft 31 extends from one of the plates 36. The extended end 3'! of the shaft 31 is provided with a wheel 42 by which the shaft 31 may be rotated for rolling the completed portions of the rug or tapestry upon the spool 38. i 'i A bar 43 (Figs. 2 and 4) ,e'xtendsbetween the forward pair of vertical channel members [4 and is formed with a plurality of depending fingers 44, one for each of the vertical yarns [0. A

spring 45 is attached tothe bottom end of each of the fingers 44. A tensioning strip 46 is mounted on the bottom end of each spring 45 and each stripis formedwith an opening 41 through which the yarn it) extends.

bottom ends of the strips 46 extend. This slot 38* acts as a guide for limiting the movement of the strips 456 to the vertical. When the fingers 52 are in their forward position the spring 45 will contract to take up the slack in the yarn 10 for tensioning it as illustrated by the dot and dash lines H1 in Fig. 2 so that the knots may be conveniently formed thereon. When a com,- plete row of knots has been formed and it is desired to move the yarns l6 downwards, the handle 26 is moved to disengage the pawl '23 from the ratchet wheel 22 and the shaft 3 1 is rotated-by th'e'wheel 42 for rolling more of the (n t The roller 30 is formed with an elongated slot 30 into which the completed-rug or tapestry upon the spool 38 so that -more of theyarn ID will be unrolled from the-spools 2|; l

A. plurality of rods 48 extend between the plates ill-and the fingers l2 are formed with elongated slots '49 which are adapted toengage rods 48 for slidably supporting the fingers 12 upon these rods. The rods I2 are mounted in a staggered relation with each other upon the rods 48 :(see Fig, 1) so that they will not strike each other in either their rearward or forward movement. A plate 59 is mounted between the plates ,2!) to the rear' of the rods 48' and is formed with slots oi -varying depths 50 5|! and 50 against thelbottom' of which they portion of the fingers l2 to the rear of the rods 48. are adapted toabut for preventing the fingers 12 from tilting 5 rearward position in adjacent pairs comprises substantially U'-shaped levers 54 having one of their intermediate portions 54 rotatively supported upon a shaft 55 extending between the top pair of plates 29.- The other end 54 of the U-shaped levers 54 are provided with enlarged fingers from their rods 5|.

ends 56 which are adapted to strike the top of every odd finger l2 for releasing the odd The front ends of the odd fingers l2 which are'adapted to be struck by the enlarged heads 55 are formed with members .51 which connects these odd fingers l2 with their next adjacent even fingers l2. These members 51 have one of their ends fixedly attached to the odd fingers l2 which are adapted to be struck by theenlarged heads 56 and are formed at their other ends with foot portions 58 which are adapted to strike against the top edge of the next adjacent even finger l2 for releasing the fingers in adjacent pairs.

' The keyboard 13 is provided with a plurality of plungers 59, one for each adjacent pair of vertical yarns 10. These plungers are slidably' supported through the keyboard |3 and U-shaped brackets l3 attached to the front face of the keyboard I3. "Springs l3 operate v between the plungers 59 and end portion of the brackets |3 for urging the plungers 59 outwards. The plungers 59 are formed at their inner ends with enlarged heads 59 having inclined elongated slots 59* into which the ends 54 of the levers 54 are adapted to engage for pivoting the levers against the holding action of a spring 6| extending between a portion of the U-shaped lever 54 and support piece 6W extending between the plates 20. At their outer ends the plungers 59 are formed with buttons 52 which are provided with numbers I 63,for identifying these plungers so that the correct one may be pressed inwards at the correct time. When the plungers 59 are urged inwards vthey will strike against the corresponding U- shaped lever 54 and pivot it against the action of l the, spring 5| tocause the enlarged head 56 to finger as the foot portion 58 of the member 51 will bear against the next adjacent feven finger l2 and disconnect it from its rod 52.

The tension upon the arms l2 caused by the spring 45 will cause the fingers l2 to move forward the moment the cam cutouts 53 have been disengaged from the rods 5| and 52 to permit the yarns ID to move to the position illustrated by the dot and dash line Ill in Fig. 2, in which the adjacent yarns will be in a position for the formation of the knot.

The bottom of the carriage is formed with springs 61 having projections 65; which are adapted to K v engage complementary openings I59 for holding the carriage 54 in fixed positions thereon. The openings 69 are numbered to correspond with the numbers 63 on the keyboard 13 so that the container may be aligned with the proper yarns l0 which have been moved forward.

An extendible handle 19 is mounted on the carriage 64 and a meansis operated by the handle for drawing a length of yarn H from a supply spool 12. A pair of fingers 13 are manually extendible by the handle 'm for gripping the length oiyarn Hat spaced positions outside of the said pair of vertical yarns Ill. Anieans is-provided for cutting off a portion H of the yarn H, and a means is provided for causing the fingers 13 to turn in the extended position and move the ends of cut off portion H of the-yarn, in back of the yarns Hi, and a thirdfinger "M operable by the handle 59 extends between the pair of vertical yarns Hi and pulls the ends between the vertical yarns to form a knot whenthe handle lfl is retracted. 9

The carriage 5 is formed with" an outwardly extending portion 64 upon one of its sides upon which studs 15 are mounted. The spool 12 is rotatively supported between the studs -15 and the yarn H passes from the spool 12 over an upwardly extending member 15 and passes through formed at 'its upper 'end with a tongue-shaped element 89 which is adapted toengage a complementary groove 8| formed in a track element 82 extending between the side walls of the carriage 64; A means is provided for moving the clip 19 along the length of the groove 8! and comprises downwardly extending support elements 83 at-:

tached to the bottom side of the finger 14. A rack 84 is mounted upon the bottom end of the support elements 533 and is adapted to engage a gear 85 fixedly attached to a shaft 35 rotative ly supported between bearings at and Bil. A sleeve 89 is freely supported upon the shaft 85 and is formed at one of its ends with a pawl 99 which is adapted to engage a ratchet wheel 9| for fixedly connecting the sleeve 89 witha shaft 39. so that j the sleeve 89 will move therewith when the handle 19 is pushed inward. Whenthe handle Hi moves outward the pawl will idle over the teeth of the ratchet wheel 9| permitting the sleeve 89 to remain still on the handle. I

The sleeve 89 is formed with an 8-shaped cam groove 92 which is adapted to be engaged by-a follower 93 attached to one end of a U-shaped member 9 3. The intermediate portion 94 of the U-shaped member 94 is slidably engaged through an elongatedslot 95 formed in a bracket 96 attached to one wall of the carriage 64 to assist in supporting the U-shaped member 96. The end 94 slidably engages through a bearing 97 fixedly secured to the bottom face of the track 82' at the end of the groove 8!. The very end of the arm 94' is fixedly attached to the clip 19 for moving the clip the length of the groove 8! and backwards when the sleeve 89 has made backward movement of the two comp1ete revolutions. On the first revolution the clip 19 will be moved from one end of the groove 8! to the other end of the groove, and upon the next complete revolution the clip 19 will be moved back to its starting position. The clip 19 is formed with a lug 98 upon which a lever 99 is pivotally supported by a pin I595. The bottom end of the lever 99 is formed with an enlarged portion 539 which adapted to abut' an inwardly extending portion I95 formed on the body of the clip 19 for clamping the yarn H therebetween. A spring 99' is mounted upon the pin IE9 and urges the lever 9i into a position in which the enlarged portion 99* will abut the inwardly-extending portion NH. The bottom of the track 82 near the end of the groove (is formed with a cam Hi2 upon which the free end of the lever 99 is adapted to engage for moving the lever 99 against the holding action of the spring to release the yarn.

' When the clip 19 is moved along the length of the groove M the free end of the lever $59 will engage upon a cam E63 attached to the bottom face of the track 82 .in' the vicinity of the tube 18. A portion of the yarn H is adapted to extend from the tube 18 and when the clip 79 is opened by the cam H33, this extended portion will engage between the portions 9% and MM. When the-clip i9 is moved s-till'further to the very end of the groove 8! the free end of the lever 39 will pass the earn it? and snap to the closed position to tightly hold the end of the yarn ll. On the backward movement ofthe clip 79 the free end of the lever 99 will abut against the face of the cam Hi3 and pivot it into the opening lll i formed in thetrack 82. The cam M3 is pivotally supported upon a hinge H35 so that this cam Hit will pivot out of its operative position upon the backward movement of the clip 79 to prevent it from opening the clip to disengage theyarn H therefrom. A leaf spring W6 is mounted within the opening 59 i and is adapted to extend the cam E63 from the openingvlli iso that it may be moved to its operative position upon the forward movement of the clip '59.

While the handle H3 is being pressed inwards to move the clip it it is also moving the fingers 13. The finger "i i is fixedly attached at its front end to a plate l6! and the rear ends of the fingers 73 are rotatively supported on the same plate i 9?. This plate is fixedly attached to the inner end w of the handle it! so that when the handle is moved inwards all of the fingers will move correspondingly. At their rear ends the fingers T3 are formed with clips for tightly grasping the extended portion of the yarn H. These clips comprise fiz-zed clamp jaws Hi8 attached to the inner ends of the finger l3. Upwardly extending lugs 109 are formed upon the jaws Hi8 and pivotally support a movable jaw ele-ment l llli lhe rear end of the jaw element H0 is formed witha cam tail H0 which is adapted to ride across'the bottom face of the track 82 for moving the jaw element i It to its open position so that it will grip the extended portion H of the yarn 7|] A spring M! is mounted onva pivot pin i 1270f the jawlll) and is adapted to move this jaw into its cl'o's'ed position. When the clip F9 is almost backto'its normal position the finger 13 will have moved into 1 a position in which the cam tail Hll'eof the'cam clip will strike the track element 82to move this clip to its open position so that the piece of yarn 7 l will pass into the openjaw of this clip; When the cam i Illa passes the bottomof the track 82 the spring i I E will urge the jaw i H) into its closed position to fixedly hold the piece of yarn Hin position therebetween. '7

A means is provided for cutting ofithe extended portions H of the yarn" and consists of a pair of scissor jaws H3 pivotally supported upon a bracket Ht attachedto the wall of the carriage 6i below the tube 18. pivotally supported upon the bottom 'endsof the scissor jaws H3 and. these links H5 extend -in-{ wards and are pivotally, connected with a downwardly extending link H6 which is vertically Links H5fare slidably supported in a bracket U11 Thebracket.

H7 is attached to the Wall of v the carriage '64 below the bracket H6. 'A horizontal link :8 is

pivotally supported intermediate of its ends upon a bracket 5 i9 and is provided at its end 8 with an elongated slot i2fi which is adapted to'engage a pin it! attached to the bottom'end'pi' the -.ver-' ticai'link HE. A means is providedffor pivoting Ht upwards to close-the scissor jaws H3 and cut v off the extended portion 1 I of the yarn! is.

This means comprises a small gear- I22 at? tached to one of the ends 86* of the shaft 86.- A'

small shaft I23 is rotatively supported in a bracket i 2Q secured to the bottom wall of the carriage;

64. A large gear is attached toone end of the shaft I23 and meshes withithe gear I22 A cam 42c is attached to the otherend-oftthelfl shaft i23'and is adapted to abut against the end MW of the horizontal link 'I EBA The horizontal link H8 near the end 8 is formed-with an.

upwardly extending: peg I2! and a peg l28' 'is attached to the side Wall'of the carriage fi l-above the peg 527. A spring E29 acts between the pegs i2? and I28 to urge the horizontal lever H8 into a position in which the end H8 will always abut I the clip it reaches its normal position and has extended the yarns it. p

Further movement of the handle will cause the fingers '33 to move'the clips to' a position adjacent the yarns it. Each of thefingers 73 slidably and rotatively extends through a sleeve yarn H between the vertical l30 which are fixedly'mounted on brackets-13!; I

The brackets 132' are mounted on the side walls of the carriage 6 3. Thus the sleeves I30 are a1 ways in a fixed'position with relation to the fin'-' gers 13. Each of'th'e fingers F3 is formed with an upwardly extending projection I32 which is adapted to engage a cam slot I33 formed in the '45 the horizontal link H3 to urge the verticallink a, i

sleeve I30. The fingen'I I is also slidably supported through a sleeve. I34 which is fixedly attached to one of thesleeves I 39 by-a bracket I35. The finger I4 is also provided with an up-' wardly extending projection I35 which engages an elongatedslot I36 formed in'the sleeve I34 for holding the finger 'I lin a fixed position to prevent it from rotating with relation to the sleeve I 34'. The outer end of the finger M is formed with a fixed jaw I31 having, outwardly extending lugs ,l38 upon which a movable jaw I39 is pivotally supported by means of' a pin- I458. The inner end of the movable jaw I39 is formed with acam tail I4I which is adapted to engage a cam I42 intheextended position of the'finger I4 for opening the jaws to the position illustrated by'thedot and dash lines I39 of Fig. 13. A spring I43 is mounted upon the pivot pin I I!) of the movable jaw I39 and is adapted to normally urge'this jaw into its closed position.

The cam'slots I33 in the sleeve 13th are of a particular formation to twist the fingers 13 when they. reach their fully extended positions to turn the ends of the portion of yarn H behind the vertical yarns I0. The bottom jaw elements III] of the clips on the fingers 713 are formed with outwardly extending projections i le which are adapted to direct the ends of the portionof yarn I I inward and the cam slot $33 is adapted to lift the projections I Ill with relation to the clip on the finger Hi to lift the ends of the portion of yarn HY above'th'e top edges of the jaws I3? and I'3'9 on "the finger I l andthen lower'the'projections Ilil to drop-the ends of the yarn ll" between the jaws I31, and I39. This lifting and dropping of the ends of the yarn II is accomplished' when the clips reach their fully extended positions illustrated by the dot and dash lines in Fig. 13. When the clips reach this dot and dash position the handle can no longer be pressed inwards and is returned to its normal position. When the handle ll! is moved back the slightest bit,the cam tail I46 will ride ed the cam I42 and the jaws I31 and i353' will immediately snap I :losed uponthe endsof the yarn H and draw these ends between the vertical yarns It to form the knot. These jawed-31 and I39 are of a sufficient length to clamp closed on the ends of the yarn II. When thehandle is being moved backwards the clips on the fingers 53' will slip from the yarn II permitting the clip on the finger M to tightly draw the knot.

After the handle It has moved to the position in which the knot is drawn tight the ends of the yarn II will slip from between the jaws I31 and I39 and'theknot will be completed. The handle H3 will then move all the way backtoits'.

normal position and the rack 84 will merely pass over the gear 85 to idle the shaft 85 back to its normal position without turning the sleeve 89.

Upon the next forward movement of the handle "ID the extending processes of the yarn H, the

cutting oil of the extending portions H, the engagement of the extended portion between the clips on the" fingers I3, and the drawing in of the ends by the clip on the finger I I will be repeated. This process is repeated for each knot. After the desired number of knotsof one color have been formed a means is provided for drawing the fingers I2 back to their normal position the proper fingers may be extended for so that the next group of knots. This means comprises rearwardly extending" fingers I55 attached ,to the rodsil oi -the odd fingers l2. These rearwar'dly extending fingers I531 are attached'to a a pin H59 attached to avertical member itfi'slidably supported in bearings Itl attached to the channel members it. The bottom end of the vertical member ltd is formed with a rack portion Hill which is adapted toengagea gear I62 attached to a shaft W3 which extendstothe front of the loom andwhich is rotatively supported in bearings I64 supported upon a portion of the bottom of theloom.

The front end of the shaft its is provided with a handle I65 by which the shaft let may be" rotated for rotating thegear" N22 to move the rack portion tim upwards. When the rack ittl moves upwards the vertical member" Ifiil, will move correspondingly to rotatathe shaft l5?) which will pivot the lever ltxll to the position il lustrated'by the-dot and dash lines M3 in Fig. 2. When the lever E53 moves to the dot and dash position the frame ti will move correspondingly to cause therod's 5! to engage the cam cutouts rectangular frame llil which is provided at its formed on allthe odd levers l3 so that when the handle Nil-i is-rotated in the opposite direc-o tion the vertical member it!) will move downwards to move the frame (15! back to its normal position and draw all the odd fingers I2rear'-' wards. I I I I There is also ameans for moving all the even fingers backwards and comprises rear'wardly ex tending fingers I56- attached to the back of the rods 52 upon which all the even fingers I2 are engageable. The rearwardly extending. fingers Hit are slidably supported in bearings IE1 attached to the-rear pair of channel m'embers'M.

The rear end of the rearwardly extending fingers I66 are attachedyto a rectangular frameltfi. The

ends ofthe frame I 558 are formed with outwardly extending studs 6Q which engage elongated slots ill! formed in upwardly extending levers 'IH. I'he levers HI are attached at their bottom ends to ashaft. I' IZ which is rotatively' supported in bearings I13 attached to the rear pair of channel members It. At its center the shaft I'IZ is-provided with a'rearwardly extending'lever' I I4- which has a slot H5 engaging a pin lit'extending from a vertical member til. The verticalmember is slidably supported in bearings i ll and is provided atits bottom endwith a rack portion Ill The rack portion meshes with a gear H9 which 'is fixedly-attached to, a horizontal shaft I89 rota.-

tively'supported in bearings Hill. The front end f of'the horizontalshaft Iimis provided witha handle I8I byIwhich the shaftmay berotatedfor turning the gear llil to move the vertical shaft-IT! upwards to rotate the shaft Ilt. When the shaft H2; rotates it will urge the 'frarne'168 inwards to move the rods 52 ofi the even fingers I2 laterally forward to engage the cam. cutouts 53 so that when the handle Iill" is rotated in-the opposite direction the rods ill will move back to. their normal position and draw'all the even fingers therewith. I l

The means for moving a shuttle with a horizontal yarn between the odd and even verti cal yarns when one group is rearward and the other is forward, comprise a comb-shaped member I82 having a plurality ofteeth I83 which are adapted to be engaged between the vertical yarns I9. At its ends the comb-shaped member I82 is formed with downwardly; extending arms I99 which are pivotally mountedjupon studs I85 extending from the front pair-of channel members I4. Intermediate of their ends the downwardly extending arms I84 are formed with lugs I96 upon which levers I 87 are pivotally mounted. The levers I81 extend to the rear of the loom and are pivotally attached to members I88 fixedly attached to a shaft I89 rotatively supported between the bottom, members 36. At one end the shaft I89 has alever I99 fixedly attached thereto. This lever I99 is formed with an elongated slot I9I, which is adapted to engage a pin I92 formed on a vertical lever I93 slidably supported at its top end in a bearing I94. The bottom end of the vertical lever I93 is formed with a rack portion I93 which is adapted to engage a gear I 94'. The

gear I94 is fixedly attached to a shaft I95 ro-:-'- tatively supported in bearings-l9fii The front end I 1 of the shaft I95 is formed with a handle I91 which may be rotated for moving the vertical lever I93 upwards to rotate the shaft I89. When the shaft I89 rotates the member'I88 will move to the position illustrated by the dot and dash lines I88 in Fig. 2 to move the rearwardly extending lever I 8! to the dot and dash position I87 in the same figure. When the lever IB'I' moves forward it will pivot the arms I84 to the vertical position shown by the dot and dash lines I84 in Fig. 2. 'U I When the arm I84 reaches the vertical position the teeth I83 will be engaged between the vertical yarns I9 and the device will be in position for shooting the horizontal yarn between the vertical yarns I9. Before the horizontal yarn is shot be-; tween theyarns I9 either all the even fingers or all the odd fingers I2 must be moved forward by rotating the proper handle I or .I 8! to separate these yarns, to permit the horizontal yarn to t be passed therethrough. I

At each of the ends of the comb-like member.

I82 a box I98 is fixedly attached thereto. These boxes are provided with an open end I98 which are directed towards each other. Immediately behind the open end I98 of the boxes I98 there are leaf springs I99 which are adapted to receive a shuttle 299. This shuttle 299 has the horizontal yarns 29'I wound thereon. Behind each spring I99 a device is provided for shooting the shuttle 299 from beneath the leaf springs I99 and across I I the comb-shaped member I82 where the shuttle is adapted to slip beneath the leaf spring I 99 on the opposite end of the comb-shaped member I92. This shooting device comprises a shaft 292 slidably supported in a bearing 293 attached to the back end of the casing I98. A bracket 294 is attached to the casing I98 below the bearing 293 and is provided with an opening 295 through which theshaft 292 passes for assisting the bearing in supporting the shaft 292 in its horizontal v position.

At the front end the shaft 292 is provided I with an enlarged head 296 which is adapted-to strike the shuttle 299. A. spring 291 acts between the enlarged head 299 and the bearing 293 for normally urging the shaft 292 forward .to I shoot the shutle 299 out of the spring I99. 7 catch element 298 is pivotally supported on a pin 1 299 extending between the sides of a slot -2I9 I formed at the top of the casing I 98 and is adapted to have one of its ends 298 engage against the enlarged head 299 for holding the shaft 292 in its retracted positionv against the action of the spring 29'I. On its extended end theshaft 292 is formed with'a'handle 2I I which may be grasped for manually retractingfthe shaft 292, against the action of the spring 291. Springs 2-I2.

have one of their ends fixedly attached to the, top wall of the casing I99 and engage against the catch element 299 for holding it in a normalposi tion in which the end 298; will engage the head be of a strength sulficient to-shoot the shuttle 299 across the entire length-of the comb-shaped member 582, and engage it beneath the spring I99 on the other end of the comb-shaped member 182. I

A string 2I I -is attached to the'shaft 202 in back-,

of the handle 2H and extends through an opens: I 25:2

ing in the channel member I 4 and formed with a button 2I|I which may be grasped topull the string 2|! to retract the shaft 292.

string H3 is attached to portion of the catch element 298 and extends through an openinginthe channel member I l and hasa button M3? at itsfree end which may begrasped for drawing." 1

the string M3 to release the shaft 292.

.After the horizontal yarn 29I has been extended across the top of a completed row of knots a. comb-shaped weight 2 I4 is adapted to-be dropped on the horizontal yarn 29I and the completed;-

row of knots. for compressing these knots and horizontal yarn against the completed'portionof' the rug. At the ends the comb-shaped weight;

H4 is attached to one end of an expansion spring.

2I5. The spring 2I5 has itsoth'er end fixedly:

attached to a bracket 2! 6 attached to the front pair .of channel members I4. A means is provided for raising the weight 2I4 and comprises a shaft 2II which is rotatively supported in a plurality of brackets 2I8. At each endthe shaft 2I'I,

is formed with a gear 2I9 which-is adapted to engage a rack 229 formed on a vertical extension member 22L A handle'222 is mounted onone end of the shaft 2I'I. by which theshaft maybe rotated for rotating the gear 219 to move the racks 229 upwards. The vertical member 22! is formed at its upper endswith inwardly extend ing lugs 22I upon which a catch element 223 is pivotally supported. The catch elements limited for rotation in one direction eachhave an end 223. The ends 223 areadapted to be engaged beneath the ends of the weight 2I4. Thus'when.

the racks 229 move upwards the catch 229 will I also move upwards to raise the weight 2| 4. The

brackets 2I5 areformed with downwardly ex? I tending portions 2W which are adaptedtostrike the ends 223. of the catch elements 223 for pivoting these elements to disengage the ends 223 from the ends of the-weight 2 I4.. When the ends 223 are disengaged from the en'ds' of the weight I M4 the expansion spring 2 I5 will push the weight 2I4 downwards. The weight is formed with, a plurality of teeth 2M which are adapted to be engaged between the vertical yarns I9 for pressk ing. the horizontal yarns and. the completed knots tightly against thecompleted portion of the rug.

The'front channel members I4 are formed with; 3 wheels 224 which are rotatively' supported there- I on and over which cords 225 are adapted topass track II to its proper position.

the edge vertical yarns IQ out of the position in which they will conveniently receive the knots.

In Fig. 24 a sheet of paper 228 is illustrated which has a design for a rug or tapestry laidout thereon. Along the vertical edge of the rug design the rows are consecutively numbered from the bottom tov the top to indicate the'rows of the.

rug. Along the bottom of the rug design each vertical line is also consecutively numbered from left to right to indicate the knots which areto be formed for forming the desired rug or tapestry. Each of the boxes is colored to correspond with the coloring of the finished rug. In Fig. 25 a. sheet 229 is shown which is divided into a plurality of small squares. On this sheet the various colors are indicated along the left hand edge and numbers are applied to the colors to indicate the positions at which the knots of these colors are to be tied. 'This sheet only indicates the knots to be tied for forming the first row of the desired rug,'the design of which'is shown in Fig.

24. At thebottom of the sheet 229 the first color noted is yellow, and it is noted that yellow knots are tobe tied at positions l, l, B. 9, etc.,along the length of the first row of knots. This sheet 229 takes the form of a web and is adapted to be mounted within a box 23!] which is slidably supported upon the top edge of the keyboard l3.

Atthe bottom the box 230 is provided with a tongue 23! which is adapted to engage a complementary groove 232 for slidably supporting this box. At the front face the box 230 isprovided with an elongated slot 233 through which one row of the sheet 229 may be positions of the knots of that row.'. The web 223 is wound upon a lower roller 23 and is adapted to be rotated to an upper roller 235 which is provided with a handle 236 by which it may be rotated for moving the web past the slot 233.

,. The operation of the device is as follows:

The vertical yarns are positioned upon the loom by engaging the desired number of spools 2| on the shaft l9 and the yarns ill from the spools 2| are passed over the roller through the opening 4'! in the tensioning device and over the roller 30. From the roller 30 the vertical yarns are passed through the openings li in the fingers l2 and pass downward over the roller 32 and the roller 34 and are securely attached to the roller 38. For forming a base upon which the knots are to be formed a number of horizontal yarns are positioned between the vertical yarns and the operator is ready for forming the first row oi'knots. To do this he rotates the handle 2338 to position the first row of the web 229 within the slot 230. He notes which color is to be used first and engages a spool having the proper color yarn 1! upon the studs 15 of the knotforming device. He then presses in all of the buttons 52 of the keyboard I? to eject the proper adjacent pair of fingers l2 which will correspond with the positions upon the web 229. He then positions the knot tying device in its proper position with relation to the first pair of adjacent vertical yarns lilupon which he desires to form a. knot. This is accomplished by disengaging the springs 61 from the opening 68 in the track II and sliding the containerM along the When the conviewed for showing the tainer 64 has been positioned correctly with relation to the first pair of adjacent vertical yarns he presses the handle 10 inwards which causes the knot tying device to operate in the following manner.

The gear 85 will be rotated by the rack 84' which will rotate the sleeve 89 and move the clip IS along the length of the groove 8|. When the clip l9 reaches its fully extended position the lever til will engage the cam Hi3 and move the clip to the open position so that the exended portion of the yarn ll will be engaged between the open jaws of this clip. Further movement of the sleeve 89 will cause the clip 79 to move back to. its normal position, shunting the cam Hit and pulling the yarn H across the vertical yarns it! upon which the knot is to be tied. When the clip 19 nearly reaches its nor-- mal position on the clips the fingers 13 will be opened and will grip the extended portion of further movement of the handle ID will cause the clips to move to a position immediately ad- .iacent the vertical yarns ll). after which the cam slot I33 will cause the fingers E3 to. rotate outwards with relation to each other to twist the ends of the yarn portions 1| behind the vertical yarns lll. At the same time the finger 14 moving with the fingers l3 and the clip on the finger M will be moved to the open position when the cam tail Nil contactsthe cam I42. In the open position the clips on the fingers it will raise the ends of the yarn ll; above the edges of the clip on the finger l4 and drop them into position between the open jaws of the clip the finger M.

When the handle M is retracted the jaw I39 will move to the closed position and the ends of the yarn ll will be clamped between the jaws l3? and IE9. As the handle Ill moves forward the ends of the yarn II will be drawn inwards between the vertical yarns IE] to tightly form the knot upon the vertical. yarns ll). When the knot hasbeen drawn tight the ends of the yarn it"wlll slip from between the jaws l3! and I39 and the knot will be completed. Then the carriage fi l is moved to the next pair of adjacent vertical yarns and the device is ready for forming the next knot. This procedure is followed until the first row of knots is completed.

After the first row of knots has been completed either all the even fingers or all the odd fingers 12 are moved forward by rotating either the handle Hi5 orthe handle l8! and the loom is in position for shooting the horizontal thread above the completed row of knots. This is done by pressing downward. on the head 2l3 of the catch member 2% to disengage the end itil irorn the enlarged head 2% of the shaft 202. This permits the spring 2d! to shoot the shaft Zilll forward to quickly shoot the spool Elli] from beneath the leaf spring I99 to cause the spool to roll across the length of the comb-shaped ,member H32 where the spool will roll beneath lation to the vertical yarns Ill and the weight.

2M is ready to be dropped for compressing .the completed knots and the horizontal yarn against the horizontal yarns which have been positioned across the vertical yarns ill for forming the base upon which the knots are formed. This weight is dropped by rotating the handle 222 I which will raise the vertical member 22! upwards until the end 223' contacts the downwardly extending projection 2H3 on the bracket 216. When these two portions contact each other the catch element 223 will be rotated counter-clockwise to disengage the end 22?! from the ends of the weight 2M to permit the expansion spring M5 to quickly urge the weight 2M downwards against the horizontal yarn which has been positioned upon the completed knots.

After the weight 2| 4 has reached its lowered position the operator lowers the catch elements 223 and engages the ends 222i! beneath the ends of the weight 2M and proceeds to rotate the handle to raise the vertical members 22! to move the weight 214 out of the way so that he may form the next row of knots. He then rotates either of the handles 55 or l8! to. move all the odd or even fingers I2, depending upon 25' which ones were moved forward when it was desired to shoot the horizontal yarn to set the loom back to its normal position. He is then ready to form the next row of knots. First, he again rotates the handle 236 to position the next row of the web 229 in the slot 233 and proceeds to press the buttons 62 for moving the adjacent pairs of yarns forward upon which he next desires to form knots. The above outlined procedure is followed until the rug or tapestry has 'been completed.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United Letters Patent is:

1. An automatic loom for the production of knotted oriental rugs and tapestry, comprising a means for tensioning and supporting a plurality of vertical yarns at top and bottom porso tions and in a common plane, a track extending transversely across said vertical yarns, a finger for each vertical yarn and having an opening through which the yarn passes, means for slidably supporting said fingers, means for holding 553 said fingers selectively rearwards for drawing the vertical yarns selectively out of said common plane, a keyboard and means for releasing said fingers to move said vertical yarns from their rearward positions in adjacent pairs, means movably mounted on said track for tying knots of yarn material upon said adjacent pairs of said vertical yarns, means for releasing in a group all odd fingers from their rearward positions, means for releasing in a group all even fingers from their rearward positions, means for moving a shuttle with a horizontal yarn between the odd and even vertical yarns when one group is rearward and the other is forward.

2. An automatic loom for the production of fknotted oriental rugs and tapestry, comprising a means for tensioning and supporting a plurality of vertical yarns at top and bottom portions and in a common plane, a track extending transversely across said vertical yarns, a finger for each vertical yarn and having an opening through which the yarn passes, means for slid ably supporting said fingers, means for holding said fingers selectively rearwards for drawing the vertical yarns selectively out of said common plane, a keyboard and means for releasing said fingers to move said vertical yarns from their rearward positions in adjacent pairs, means mov ably mounted on said track for tying knots of yarn material upon said adjacent pairs of said 1 vertical yarns, means for releasing inagroup all odd fingers from their rearward positions, means for releasing in a group all even fingers from their reaward positions, means for. moving a shuttle with a horizontal yarn between the odd and even'vertical yarns when one group, is rearward and the other is forward, said means for tensioning and sup-porting said vertical yarns comprising a shaft upon which the spo'olshaV-fi ing said vertical yarns are rotatively supported," i

a tensioning device through which said yarns are adapted to pass,.after which the yarns pass through the openings in said fingers and then extend to the bottom of said loom and are attached to a roller fixed transversely of said loom;

3. An automatic loom for the production of knottedoriental rugs and tapestry, comprising a means for tensioning and supporting a plurality of vertical yarns at top and bottom portions and in a common plane, a track extending transversely across said vertical yarns, a finger for each vertical yarn and having an opening through which the yarn passes, means for-slidably supporting said fingers, means for holding said fingers selectively rearwards for drawing,

to a shaft extending the vertical yarns selectively out of said common plane, a keyboard and means for releasing. said fingers to move said vertical yarns from their rearward positions in adjacentpair's, means movably mounted on said track for tying knots of yarn material upon said adjacent pairs of said vertical yarns, means for releasing in a group all odd fingers from their means for releasing in a group all even fingers from their rearward positions, means between the odd and even vertical yarns when one group is rearward and the other is' forward, said means for tensioning and'support' ing said vertical yarns comprising a shaft upon which the spools having said vertical yarns, are

rearward positions,

45" for moving a shuttle with a horizontal yarn 3 rotativelysupported, a tensioning device through WhlCh said yarns are adapted to pass, aft-er which the yarns pass through the openings in said fingers and then extend to the bottom of said loom and are attached to a roller fixed to a shaft extending transversely of said loom, said tensioning device comprising a bracket extending transversely of said loom and having a plu-" each vertical yarn and having an opening through which the yarn-passes, means for slidably supporting said fingers, means for holding said fingers selectively rearwards for drawing the vertical yarns selectively out of said common said fingers being adapted to A by the tension of said vertical yarns as or ward and the other is forward, said means for holding saidv fingers selectively rearwards 'for' drawing the vertical yarns out of said common plane, a keyboard and. meansfor releasing said fingers to move said vertical yarns from their a group is rearward and the other'is forward, fingers having elongated slo l,

inter i'ediate of it eat their ends through which horizontally slida-bly support mov bysaid tensioning means. I l

5. An automatic loom for than-reduction of knotted oriental rugs and tapestry, comprising a means for tensioning and suppo plurality of vertical yarns at top and bot in a common plane, a track e verselyacross said vertical yar; each vertical yarn and having an opening through which the yarn means for slidably supporting said fingers, means for holding said fingers selectively rearwardsjfor drawing the vertical yarns selectivelyrearwarcls for drawing the vertical yarns selectively out of common plane, a keyboard and means for relea ing said fingers to move said vertical y '"ns liOlTl their rearward positions in adjacent pa rs, means movably mounted on track for tyii 0 knots of yarnniaterial upon said adjacent pairs of said vertical yarns, 'forreleasing ina group all odd fingers from their rearward positions,

means for releasing in a group all even fingers from their rearward positions, means for, moving a shuttlewith a horizontal yarn between the odd and even vertical yarns when one roup is rearward and the otheris forward, said means for holding said fingers selectively rearwarcls for drawing the vertical yarns out of said common plane comprising rods adapted (to engage cam cutouts formed in the rear ends of said fingers, rearwardly eiitending fingers attached to said rods/and slidably engagingbearings, aiectangular frame to which therear end of said fingers are attached, and'means formoving said frame backwards with said cam cutouts engaging said rods for drawing certain of said fin s backwards.- 1 x 6. An automatic loom for the production of knotted oriental rugs and tapestry, comprising a means for tensioningand supporting a plurality of vertical yarns at top and bottom portions, and in a common plane, a track extending transversely'across said vertical yarns, 'a fingerfor each vertical yarnand having an opening through which the yarn passes, means for slidably sup porting said fingersflmeans for holding said fingers selectivelyrearwards fordrawing the vertical yarns selectively out of said common plane, a keyboard and meansfor releasingsaid fingers to move said vertical yarns from their rearward positions in adjacent pairs, means movably mountedv on said trackfor'tying knots of yarn material upon saidadjacent pairs, of said vertical yarns, means for releasing in a group all odd? fingers from their rearward positions,.means for releasing in a group all even fingers from their rearward positions, means for moving a'shuttle 'with a horizontal yarn betweenthe foddf? and fevenf vertical yarns when one group n w:

s, a finger for.

planecomprising rods adapted to engage cam cutouts formed in the. rear ends of said fingers, rearwardly extending fingers attached to said rods and slidably engaging bearings, a rectangular frame towhich the rearend of said fingers Q are attached, and means formoving said frame backwards with said cam cutouts engaging said rods for drawing certain of said fingers back- J wards, said latter-mentioned means comprising studs extending from said frame, levers having one of their ends engaging said studs and other meshing with said rack and a handle on the otherv end of said shaft for rotating said shaft to move said vertical member forwards, and downwards to causesaid frame to move back wards and forwards.

11in. automatic loom for the production of knotted oriental rugs and tapestry, comprising a means for tensioning' and supporting a plur'ality of ver-ticalyarnsfiat top; and bottom portions and in a common plane, a track extending transversely across said vertical yarns, a finger for each vertical yarn andhaving an opening.

through which the yarn passes, means forslidably supporting said fingers, means for holding said fingersselectivelyrearwards for drawing the vertical yarns selectively out of said common plane, a keyboard and means for'releasing said fingers to move said vertical yarns from their rearward positions in adjacent pairs, means movably'mounted on said track for tying knots of yarn -material upon said adjacent pairs of said vertical yarns, means for releasing in a group all odd fingers from-their rearward positions, means forreleasinglin a group all even fingers from their rearward positions, means for moving a shuttle with a horizontal yarn between the odd and even? Vertical yarnswhen one group is rearward and the other is forward, said means for releasing'said fingers to move said vertical yarns forward in. adjacent pairs corni-v prising U-shaped members having'oneof their arms rpivotally vsupported on a shaft extending transversely of said loom, said U-shaped member having the other'oi its ends formed with an enlarged head and. adapted to engage the topedge 1 of one of said fingers, means for pivoting said U-shaped member to urge said head downwardsto free said fingers so that it may move forward,

"and means for connecting said fingers to its next adjacent finger to free saidnext adjacent finger when said finger is freed by said U shaped member. v i

S. An automatic loom for the production of knotted oriental'rugs and tapestry, comprising a means for tensioning and supporting a plu- ,lrality of vertical yarns at, top and bottom por I tions and in a common plane, a track extending transversely across said vertical yarns, a finger for each vertical yarn andrhaving an opening through which the yarn passes, means for slidably supporting said fingers, means for holding said fingers selectively rearwards for drawing the vertical' yarns selectively out of said common plane, 5

a keyboard and means for releasing said fingers to move said vertical yarns from their rearward positions in adjacent" pairs, means movably mounted on said track for tyingknots of yarn material upon said adjacent pairs of said vertical yarns, means for releasing in a group all odd? fingers from their rearward positions,

means for releasing in a group all even fingers from their rearward positions, means for moving "a shuttle with a horizontal yarn between the odd and even vertical yarns When one group is rearward and the otheris forward, said means for releasing said fingers to move said vertical yarns forward in adjacent pairs comprising U- shaped members having one of their arms pivotally supported on a shaft extending transversely of said loom, said U-shaped member having the'other of its ends formed with an enlargedhead and adapted to engage the top edge of one of said fingers, means for pivoting said U-shaped member to urge said head downwards to'free'said fingers so that it may move forward, and means for connecting said fingersto its next adjacent finger to free said next adjacent finger when said finger is freed by said Uz-shaped member, said latter-mentioned means 1 comprising a member attached to said finger adapted to be moved by said U-shaped member, and a foot portion extending fromsaid member and adapted to engage the top edge of the next adjacent finger to free said next adjacent finger. 9. An automatic loom for the production of knotted oriental rugs and tapestry, comprising a means for tensioning and supporting a plurality of vertical yarns at top and bottom portions and in a common plane, a track extending transversely across said vertical yarns, a fingerfor each vertical yarn and having an opening through which the yarn passes, means for slidablysupporting said fingers, means for holding said fingers selectively rearwards for drawing'the vertical'yarns selectively out of said common plane,

a keyboard and means for releasing said fingers to move said vertical yarns from their rearward positions in adjacent pairs, means movably mounted on said track for tying knots of yarn of vertical yarns comprisinga carriage mounted on said track and movable to positions to the front of adjacent pairs of said vertical yarns, an extendable handle mounted on said carriage, means operated by said handle for drawing a length of yarn from a supply spool across a pair of said vertical yarns, a pair of fingers manually 'extendable by said handle for gripping said length of yarn at spaced positions outside of said pair of said vertical yarns, means for cutting off said length of yarn after said pair of fingers support the same, means for causing said fingers to turn in extended positions and move the ends: of the length of yarn between said pair of vertical yarns, and a third finger operable by said handle for extending between said pair of ver-' tical yarns and gripping the ends of said length ofyarn and pulling the ends between the vertical yarn to form a knot when said handle is retracted. a

lOl-An automatic loom for the production of knotted oriental rugs and tapestry, comprising f a means for tensioning and supporting a plurality of vertical yarns at top andbottom post-1; tions and in 'a common plane, a track extending transversely across said vertical yarns, a finger for each vertical, yarn and having an opening through which the yarn passes, means for-slidably supporting said fingers, means forhoiding said fingers selectively rearwards for drawing the vertical yarns selectively out of said commonplanea keyboard and means for-re leasing said fingers to move saidverticaIyarns from their rearward positions in adjacent pairs, means movably mounted on said track for tyingv knots of yarn material upon said adjacent pairs: of said vertical yarns, means for releasing ina group all odd fingers from their rearward positions, means for releasing in a group all eveni fingers from their rearward positions, means for moving a shuttle with a horizontal yarn betweenv the odd? and even vertical yarns when one group is rearward and the other is forward, said means for'tying knots of yarn material on said adjacent pairs of vertical yarns comprising a carriage mounted on said track and movable to positions to the front of adjacent pairs of said vertical yarns, extendable handle mounted on said carriage, means operated b fiaid handle for drawing a length of yarn from a supply spool across a pair of saidvertical yarns, a pair of fingers manually extendable by said handle for gripping said length of yarn at spaced positions outside of said pair of said vertical yarns, means for cutting off said length of yarn afterfsaid pair of fingers support the same, means for causing said fingers to turn. in extendedpositions and move the ends of the length of yarnbe tween said pair of vertical yarns, anda third finger operable by said handle-for extending between said pair of verticallyarns and gri-pping the ends of said length of yarn andpulling the ends between the vertical yarn to form'ya knot. s when said handle is retracted, said means 011- erated by.said handle for drawing a length of yarn from a supply spool comprising a clip having a portion slidably supported within a groove formed in a track element, a rack atta'chedj-to said third finger and adapted to moveitherewith when said third finger is moved by said handle,

fixedly attached to said shaft andmeshingwith said rack to rotate said shaft, a sleeve freely mounted on said shaft, a pawl and ratchet arranged between said sleeve and said shaft to ro-, tate said sleeve when .said rack moves forward and permits said sleeve to idle when saidrack moves backwards,and a U-shaped member. hav

ing one of its ends attached meme clip and having the other. of its ends formed to engage an B-shaped cam groove formedin said sleeve to move said ,clip along 'the'length of said groove to engagethe end of said yarn and move: said clip backwards to its normal position.

11; An automatic loom for 'the production of knotted oriental rugs and tapestries, comprising a means for tensioning and supporting a plurality of vertical yarns at top andi'bottom portions and in a common plane, a track extending transversely across said vertical yarns, a finger for each vertical yarn'and having an opening through which the yarn passes, means for slidably 'supporting said fingers, meansv for holding said fill-r:

gers selectively rearwards forv drawing the vertical yarns selectively out ofv said common'plane',

, a shaft rotatively supported in bearingsfa gear a keyboard and means for releasing said fingers to move said vertical yarns from their rearward positions in adjacent pairs, means movably mounted on said track for tying knots of yarn material upon said adjacent pairs of said vertical 1 yarns, means for releasing in a group all 0d fingers from their rearward positions, means for releasing in a group all even fingers from their rearward positions, means for moving a shuttle with a horizontal yarn between the ocld and even vertical yarns when one group is rearward and the other is forward, said means for tying knots of yarn material on said adjacent pairs of vertical yarns comprising carriage mounted on said track and movable to positions to the front of adjacent pairs-ofsaid vertical yarns, an extendable handle mounted on said carriage, means operated by said handle for drawing a length of yarn from a supply spool across a pair of said Vertical yarns, a pair of fingers manually extendable by said handle for gripping said length of yarn at spaced positions outside is retracted, said meansoperated byjsaid handle for drawing a length of yarn from'a supply, spool comprising a clip having a portion slidably supported within a groove formed in a track element, arack attached to said third finger and adapted to move therewith when said third finger is moved by said handle, a shaft rotatively supported in bearings, a gear fixedly attached to said shaft and meshing with said rack to rotate said shaft, a sleeve freely mounted on said shaft, a pawl and ratchet arranged between said sleeve and said shaft to rotate said sleeve when said rack moves forward and permits said sleeve to idle when said rack moves backwards, and a U-shaped member having one of its ends attached to said clip and having the other of its ends formed to engage an 8-shaped cam groove formed in said sleeve to move said clip along the length of said groove to engage the end of said yarn and move said clip backwards to its normal position, said means for cutting off said extended length of yarn comprising a gear attached to i one end of said shaft, a second shaft rotatively supported in a bearing and having a larger gear on one of its ends meshing with said gear, cam mounted on the other end of said second shaft, and a pair of scissor jaws adapted to be controlled by said cam to close said scissors once for every two rotations of said first-mentioned shaft to cut the extended portion of said yarn when said clip reaches its normal position.

12. An automatic loom for the production of knotted oriental rugs and tapestriea'comprising a means for tensioning and supporting a plurality of vertical yarns at top and bottom portions and in a common plane, a track extending transversely across said vertical yarns, a finger for each 1 vertical yarn and having an opening. through which the yarn passes, means for slidably supporting said fingers, means for holding said fingers selectively rearwards for drawing the vertical yarns selectively out of said common plane,

positions andato move saidvertical yarns from their rearward in adjacent pairs, means ,movably mounted on said track for tying knots of yarnmaterial upon said adjacent pairs of said vertical yarns, means for releasing in a group all odd fingers from their rearward positions, means for releasing in a group all even fingers from their rearward positions, means for moving a shuttle with a horizontal yarn between the odd and even vertical yarns when one group is rearward andthe other is forward, said means for tying knots of yarn'material on said adjacent pairs of vertical yarns comprisinga carriage mounted on said track and movable to positions to the front of adjacent pairs of said vertical yarns, an extendable handle mounted on said carriage, means operated by said handle for drawing a length of yarn from a supply spool across a pair of said vertical yarns, a pair of fingers manually extendable by said handle for gripping said length of yarn at spaced positions outside of said pairof said vertical yarns, means for cutting off said length of yarn after said pair of fingers support the same, means for causing said fingers to turn in extended positions andmove the ends of the length of yarn between said pair of vertical yarns,

and a third finger-operable by said handle for extending between said'pair ofyertical yarns and gripping the ends of said length of yarn and pulling the ends between the vertical yarn to form, a knot when-said handle is retracted, said means for causing said fingers to turn in the extended position comprising sleeves fixedly attached to brackets supported within said carriage and through which said fingers are adapted to exon said finger and engageable into a cam slot formed insaid sleeve to rotate said fingersin the extended positions thereof to raise and lower the. ends of said yarn to properly position them within the open jaws of a clip attached to said third finger. I

i 13; An automatic loom for the production of knotted oriental rugs and tapestry, comprising a means for tensioning and supporting a plurality tend, an upwardly extending projection formed of vertical yarns at top and bottom portions and in a common plane, a track extending transversely across said vertical yarns, a finger for each vertical yarn and having an opening through which the yarn passes, means for 'slidably supporting said fingiers, means for holding said fingers selectively rearwards for drawing the vertical yarns selectivelyout of said common plane,

a keyboard and means for releasing said fingers to move said vertical yarns from their rearward positions in adjacent pairs, means movably mounted on said trackfor tying knots of yarn material upon said adjacent pairs of said vertical yarns, means for releasing in a group all odd fingers from their rearward positions, means for releasing ina group all even fingers from their rearward positions, means for moving a shuttle witha horizontal yarn between the odd and even vertical yarns when one group is rearward and thefother is forward, said latter-mentioned means comprising a comb-shaped member attached at its endsv to arms fixedly attached to a shaft rotatively supported transversely ofv said loom, fingers formed on said comb-shaped member and engageable between said vertical yarns, and means on the ends of said arm for shooting fingers. i4. An automatic loom for the productionof a spool having yarn therein between said vertical knotted oriental rugs and tapestries, comprising a means for tensioning and supporting a plurality of vertical yarns at top and bottom portions and in a common plane, a track extending transversely across said vertical yarns, a finger for each vertical yarn and having an opening through which the yarn passes,cmeans for slidably supporting said fingers, means for holding said fingers selectively rearwards for drawing the vertical yarns selectively out of said common plane, a keyboard and means'for releasing said fingers to move said vertical yarns from their rearward positions in adjacent pairs, means movably mounted on said track for tying knots of yarnmaterial upon said adjacent pairs of said vertical yarns, means for releasing in a group all odd fingers from their rearward positions, means for releasing in a group all even fingers from their rearward positions, means for moving a shuttle with a horizontal yarn between the odd and even vertical yarns when one group is rearward and the other is forward, said lattermentioned means comprising a comb-shaped member attached at its ends to arms fixedly attached to a shaft rotatively supported transversely of'said loom, fingers formed on said combshaped member and engageable between said vertical yarns, and means on the ends of said arm for shooting a spool having yarn therein between said vertical fingers, said means comprising containers attached to the ends of said comb-shaped member and having open ends directed toward each other, leaf springs mounted within said container and immediately back of said open end for holding said spool in position, and a spring pressed plunger for striking against said spool to shoot said spool across said comb-shaped member, and means for holding said spring pressed plunger in its rearward position.

15. An automatic loom for the production of,

knotted oriental rugs and tapestries, comprising a means for tensioning and supporting a plurality of vertical yarns at top and bottom portions and in a common plane, a track extending transversely across said vertical yarns, a finger for each vertical yarn and having an opening through i which the yarn passes, means for slidably supporting said fingers, means for holding said fingers selectively rearwards for drawing the Vertical yarns selectively out of said common plane, a keyboard and means for releasing said fingers to move said vertical yarns from their rearward positions in adjacent pairs, means movably mounted on said track for tying knots of yarn material upon said adjacent pairs of said vertical yarns, means for releasing in a group all odd fingers from their rearward positions, means for releasing in a group all even fingers from their rearward positions, means for moving a shuttle with a horizontal yarn between the odd and even vertical yarns when one group is rearward and the other is forward, said latter-mentioned means comprising a comb-shaped member at-' tached at its ends to arms fixedly attached to a shaft rotatively supported transversely of said I loom, fingers formed on said comb-shaped member and engageable between said vertical yarns,

and means on the ends of said arm for shooting a spool having yarn therein between said vertical fingers, said means comprising containers attached to the ends of'said comb-shaped member and having open ends directed toward each other, leaf springs mounted within said container and immediately back of said open end for holding said spool in position, and a spring pressed tical yarn and having. an opening through which the yarn passes, means for slidably supporting said fingers, means for holding said fingers selec-- tively rear'wards for drawing the vertical yarns selectively out of said common plane, a keyboard and means for releasing said fingers to move said vertical yarns from their rearward positions in adjacent pairs, means movably mounted on said track for tying knots of yarn material'upon said adjacent pairs of said vertical yarns, means for releasing in a group all odd fingers from their rearward positions, means for releasing 'in a" group all even fingers from their rearward positions, means for moving a shuttle with a horizontal yarn between odd and even vertical yarns when one group is reaward and the other is forward, a weight vertically slidably mounted transversely of said loom and having a plurality of fingers engageable between said vertical yarns for pressing said-completed knots and said horizontal yarn against the completed portion of said rug or tapestry, and means for raising and l I dropping said weight.

Jl'7 An automatic loom for the production of knotted oriental rugs and tapestries, comprising a means for tensioning and supporting a plurality of vertical yarns at top and bottom portionsand in a common plane, a track extending transj versely across said vertical yarns, a finger for each vertical yarn and havinfg an opening through which the yarn passes, means for slidably supporting said fingers, means for holding said fingers selectively rearwards for drawing the Verticalyarns selectively out of said common plane, a keyboard and means for releasing said fingers to move said vertical yarns from their rarward positions in adjacent pairs, means movably mounted on said track for tying knots of yarn material upon said adjacent pairs of said verti cal yarns, means for releasing in a group all odd fingers from their rearward positions, means for I releasing in a group all even fingers from their rearward positions, means for moving a shuttle with a horizontal yarn between the odd and even vertical yarns when one group is rear-- Ward and the other is forward, a weight vertically slidably mounted transversely of said loom and having a plurality of fingers engageable between said vertical yarns for pressingsaicl completed knots and said horizontal yarn against the completed portion or said rug or tapestryyand means for raising and dropping said weight, said lattermentioned means comprising a shaft rotatively supported between brackets, gears mounted on the ends of said shaft, vertical members having racks meshing with said gears, inwardly extending lugs formed on the top of said vertical members, and catch members pivotally mounted on said inwardly extending lugs and being adapted to be engaged beneath the ends of said weight. and means for pivoting said catch members to disengage them from said weight to permit said Weight to move downwards, and resilient means 

